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  1. A review of invasive alien species impacts on eucalypt stands and citrus orchards ecosystem services: Towards an integrated management approach

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, February 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Manuela Branco, Prof. Nuno Videira

  2. Host range expansion of native insects to exotic trees increases with area of introduction and the presence of congeneric native trees

    Article • Journal of Applied Ecology, November 2014, Wiley

    Dr Manuela Branco

  3. Suitability of five mealybug species (Hemiptera, Pseudococcidae) as hosts for the solitary parasitoidAnagyrussp. nr.pseudococci(Girault) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)

    Article • Biocontrol Science and Technology, October 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Manuela Branco

  4. Phylogeography of the ladybird Iberorhyzobius rondensis, a potential biological control agent of the invasive alien pine bast scale Matsucoccus feytaudi

    Article • BioControl, September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Manuela Branco

  5. Insect – Tree Interactions in Thaumetopoea pityocampa

    Article • September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Manuela Branco

  6. Genetic Diversity and Structure at Different Spatial Scales in the Processionary Moths

    Article • September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Manuela Branco, Professor Lorenzo Zane

  7. Natural History of the Processionary Moths (Thaumetopoea spp.): New Insights in Relation to Climate Change

    Article • September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Manuela Branco

  8. Climate Warming and Past and Present Distribution of the Processionary Moths (Thaumetopoea spp.) in Europe, Asia Minor and North Africa

    Article • September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Manuela Branco

  9. Defense Response of Native and Alien Mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) Against the Solitary Parasitoid Anagyrus sp. nr. pseudococci (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)

    Article • Journal of Insect Behavior, February 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Manuela Branco

  10. Biological control reduces herbivore’s host range

    Article • Biological Control, February 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Manuela Branco

  11. Pests and Diseases in Portuguese Forestry: Current and New Threats

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Manuela Branco

  12. Host selection behaviour and specificity of the solitary parasitoid of mealybugsAnagyrussp. nr.pseudococci(Girault) (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae)

    Article • Biocontrol Science and Technology, November 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Manuela Branco

  13. Improving the Efficiency of Lepidopteran Pest Detection and Surveillance: Constraints and Opportunities for Multiple-Species Trapping

    Article • Journal of Chemical Ecology, December 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Manuela Branco, Professor David Maxwell Suckling

  14. Time to rethink the management intensity in a Mediterranean oak woodland: the response of insectivorous birds and leaf-chewing defoliators as key groups in the forest ecosystem

    Article • Annals of Forest Science, August 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Manuela Branco

  15. Mating Behavior and Performance in the Two Cosmopolitan Mealybug Species Planococcus citri and Pseudococcus calceolariae (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)

    Article • Journal of Insect Behavior, June 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Manuela Branco

  16. Efficiency of biological control of Gonipterus platensis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Anaphes nitens (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) in cold areas of the Iberian Peninsula: Implications for defoliation and wood production in Eucalyptus globulus

    Article • Forest Ecology and Management, April 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Manuela Branco

  17. A Multicriteria Risk Analysis to Evaluate Impacts of Forest Management Alternatives on Forest Health in Europe

    Article • Ecology and Society, January 2012, Resilience Alliance, Inc.

    Dr Manuela Branco

  18. Vine mealybug sex pheromone increases citrus mealybug parasitism by Anagyrus sp. near pseudococci (Girault)

    Article • Biological Control, September 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Manuela Branco

  19. Establishing grazing and grazing-excluded patches increases plant and invertebrate diversity in a Mediterranean oak woodland

    Article • Forest Ecology and Management, June 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Manuela Branco, Maria Caldeira

  20. Coexistence of grazed and grazing excluded patches increases plant and invertebrate diversity in a Mediterranean oak woodland

    Article • Nature Precedings, November 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Manuela Branco

  21. Coexistence of grazed and grazing excluded patches increases plant and invertebrate diversity in a Mediterranean oak woodland

    Article • Nature Precedings, November 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Manuela Branco

  22. Weevils and Bark Beetles (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea). Chapter 8.2

    Article • BIORISK – Biodiversity and Ecosystem Risk Assessment, July 2010, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Manuela Branco

  23. 10.3897/biorisk.v4i0.42

    Article • BIORISK – Biodiversity and Ecosystem Risk Assessment, July 2010, CrossRef Test Account

    Dr Manuela Branco

  24. Impact of alien terrestrial arthropods in Europe. Chapter 5

    Article • BIORISK – Biodiversity and Ecosystem Risk Assessment, July 2010, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Manuela Branco

  25. 10.3897/biorisk.v4i0.64

    Article • BIORISK – Biodiversity and Ecosystem Risk Assessment, July 2010, CrossRef Test Account

    Dr Manuela Branco

  26. Water stress affects Tomicus destruens host pine preference and performance during the shoot feeding phase

    Article • Annals of Forest Science, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Manuela Branco

  27. Economic assessment of managing processionary moth in pine forests: A case-study in Portugal

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, February 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Manuela Branco

  28. Presence of the Eucalyptus gall wasp Ophelimus maskelli and its parasitoid Closterocerus chamaeleon in Portugal: First record, geographic distribution and host preference

    Article • Phytoparasitica, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Manuela Branco, Dr Nicolas F Durand

  29. The influences of forest stand management on biotic and abiotic risks of damage

    Article • Annals of Forest Science, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Manuela Branco

  30. Arthropod diversity sheltered in Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) larval nests

    Article • Insect Conservation and Diversity, October 2008, Wiley

    Dr Manuela Branco

  31. Modelling response of insect trap captures to pheromone dose

    Article • Ecological Modelling, August 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Manuela Branco

  32. Distribution and population genetic structure of the Mediterranean pine shoot beetle Tomicus destruens in the Iberian Peninsula and Southern France

    Article • Agricultural and Forest Entomology, May 2006, Wiley

    Dr Manuela Branco

  33. A comparative evaluation of sampling methods forVarroa destructor(Acari: Varroidae) population estimation

    Article • Apidologie, March 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Manuela Branco

  34. Germination success, survival and seedling vigour of Quercus suber acorns in relation to insect damage

    Article • Forest Ecology and Management, August 2002, Elsevier

    Dr Manuela Branco

  35. Development of Varroa jacobsoni in colonies of Apis mellifera iberica in a Mediterranean climate

    Article • Apidologie, January 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Manuela Branco